Beating Goliath

In Part 1 of this 3-part series, you will meet Billy Fern, a young man who had to undergo a foot amputation due to medical negligence.

Back in 2014, Billy was an active and adventurous 25-year-old college graduate who was pursuing his personal and professional goals. That year, he was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism and placed on a blood thinner regimen. As part of his treatment plan, he stopped taking the blood thinners in June, and about a week later, he began experiencing foot pain. Despite numerous doctor visits and complaints of increasing foot pain, Billy’s concerns were dismissed by multiple physicians. By the time a doctor finally took notice, it was too late. 

This is the story of how Billy Fern overcame unimaginable circumstances both physically and emotionally, and pursued justice with the help of the attorneys of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.

Visit https://www.salvilaw.com/podcast/ for more information on Billy’s case and previous seasons of Beating Goliath.

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What is Beating Goliath?

The lawyers of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. have made protecting the rights of people unjustly injured the focus of their practice since 1982.

Now, they’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at some of their biggest trials in history on Beating Goliath: A Plaintiff’s Pursuit of Justice.

Join Patrick Salvi II, Managing Partner of the firm’s Chicago office, and host Marcie Mangan as they take a deep dive into how Salvi Law attorneys won these incredible, at times record-breaking, verdicts and found justice for their strong and persevering Chicagoland clients.

Through interviews with victims and key witnesses, archived media coverage, and recounts from Patrick himself, they’ll bring these life-changing cases to life through audio.

Season one trials will include an Iraq War veteran’s fateful encounter with a forklift, a young dancer paralyzed at the nation's third-largest airport, and a 13-year-old who lost his life after being struck by an ambulance.

Tune in to hear how the Salvi team pursued justice and, ultimately, defeated Goliath.